Topic: Games you've recently beat

As for myself, I rolled the credits for STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor yesterday.

Overall I really enjoyed it. I liked the fact that the story was set some time after the first game so it didn’t rely on the same group of characters in the same way.

Something that is a strength and weakness for the game is that it doesn’t rely on fan service as much as before so it does feel much more like it’s own entity but with very few moments to bring a grin to the face of even someone who isn’t a huge Star Wars nerd.

I did think it suffered from sending you to the same handful of planets though. Koboh is a fairly good main planet with loads of different areas but it never felt as varied as the first game and relies on lots of revisiting areas.

I did enjoy the new lightsaber stances but it was a shame they limited you to only using two at a time so I never really used a couple of them. The combat is great fun, as it should be, with a huge skill tree to play with. I just felt some of the big fights were a bit bland.

The story is strong with a good array of new friends and foes. I enjoyed the dialogue and particularly enjoyed the snippets of overheard conversation from droids and enemies which impressively never seemed to repeat themselves.

There were a few stutters in performance but nowhere near as bad as it was made out to be originally.

I look forward to seeing where they go with the franchise whenever the next instalment may be!

Hm so just beat the story mode in Spider-Man Miles Morales the ohter day and well I had a good time with the game. When I was finshed with the story I had completed the game to 85% so yeah I still have some things to do if I want to 100% completed the game. Hehe .

@RogerRoger The story is a weird one. The premise is a bit weak and it does feel a bit stretched out but they manage to sustain it and keep it interesting from moment to moment.

Cocoon. A stellar puzzle game that, by its last stretch, had the gears in my brain grinding pretty hard. It’s fairly short but I found it incredibly fulfilling and affecting. An absolutely brilliant concept executed to near perfection. Just need to go through it again as I missed a few moon ascenders. One of the rare games I really want that platinum for.

@Thrillho @RogerRoger Thanks, I started it this weekend and, yes, the game is breathtakingly beautiful. This extends to the magnificent soundtrack as well (I've had both the soundtrack for the main game and the DLC on vinyl for quite some time, both of which are getting hefty rotation on the turntable ).

The new antagonist and story is interesting, so I think I'll definitely manage to see it through to its conclusion. Just acquired the new armor and I think I will give it a go. I typically suck at perfect parries/dodges, but with the increased window I might just pull it off.

@oliverp I loved Miles Morales! Perfect length for a game for me; I platinumed it, which involves playing through the story twice and that is usually something I avoid. In this case I was still ready for more when the credits rolled. Good luck with the "mop-up"

Finished up Alan Wake Remastered the other night and I enjoyed it much more than I remember doing first time around. My only gripe is I grew weary of the combat and lack of enemy variety. I made a start on the signal dlc but decided to watch a YouTube playthrough instead, I’ve had my fill, don’t want to kill my enthusiasm for AW II. I expect I’ll watch one for the Writer tonight.

Also played and platted TOEM, a lovely little palate cleanser and perfect plus game. I loved the style, humour and just plain chill photography vibes. Top stuff 👍

Back to Disco Elysium, my liege…

@Jimmer-jammer I can’t wait to play this, looks incredible. I’m glad you had a swell time with it and encouraging it is plat worthy.

Finished Gotham Knights and after a dodgy start, it does get really quite brilliant. The structure is fundamentally sound, being on nightly patrols while solving an ongoing case actually is more in keeping with Batman than some of the previous games he’s been in. I played as all 4 heroes, switching for certain sidequests while mostly playing Red Hood for the main story as (semi-spoiler) it ties into his personal story quite a lot. I also think his arc is good enough to stand as a solo adventure, proven by the final few cutscenes when I played as him. I’m intrigued to see the differences between the heroes’ endings though, they all have their own motivations after all.

Didn’t play any co-op but I should be able to wrap up the platinum and dive into the free DLC too.

Also, in a very nice touch, the credits show which hero you used during each section of the game which is cool.

@AgentCooper And a very doable platinum as well! I do wish it offered a bit more of a challenge overall but like I said, in its last stretch I was properly working the brain. Great stuff!

Glad to hear Alan Wake remastered was enjoyable. With the sequel being so well received, I’d like to play through the first in the near future. Never had the chance but I’m looking forward to it.

@Jimmer-jammer I look forward to it soon, my wife was unusually taken by the trailer so it’s always nice to have something lined up we can both enjoy.

I highly recommend AW, it has held up surprisingly well, Remedy really are great at what they do. It definitely brings the weird. Let us know how you find it when you get to it 👍

@AgentCooper Will do, thanks!

@RogerRoger It’s a shame that a sequel’s unlikely, I think it could improve massively while staying to the original’s design philosophy. Even just a Nightwing game set in Blüdhaven would be cool!

@nessisonett It’s such a shame that everyone compares it to the Arkham games. On the surface it’s an understandable comparison, but I think the mechanics differ enough that the games are quite different.

@RogerRoger @Bentleyma Fingers crossed for anything in the future anyway!

Also, my mum finally beat Uncharted 3 and mostly hated it for the same reasons that I had issues with. Combat sections with very variable difficulty and the entire cargo ship section feeling tacked on. At least she’s enjoying Uncharted 4!

@nessisonett Yeah I feel like Uncharted 4 is definitely a step up from Uncharted 3. In fact I feel like Uncharted 4 is the game I always wanted and kind of expected Uncharted to be. Not sure if it is thanks to Neil Druckmanns involvement or something else.

Just finished Cocoon on Series X and got all the achievements. Very easy 1000 G in my opinion.

Cocoon is simply brilliant. Just when you think you've seen it all, it throws another curveball at you. This game seriously has some inception-level of puzzles, it's so cool. Although it got so intense that my head started to hurt towards the end lol.

I'll proudly say that Cocoon is a GOTY contender for me. I enjoyed it way more than some AAA titles from this year. It's up there as one of the best indie titles I've played, along with Tunic and Hollow Knight. You absolutely have to play it!

Finally finished Phantom Liberty and somehow managed to trigger the new ending. I planned to play through the whole game again but it just kind of ended…have to say though, it was a perfect ending. Devastating, tragic and melancholy but incredibly evocative. It doesn’t feel right to load up and earlier save and continue on. I like the place it’s left me, chewing on so many things. Anyway, a truly brilliant piece of DLC. Can’t recommend it enough for fans of Cyberpunk 2077.

Got through the Iki Island expansion for Ghost of Tsushima, and while I absolutely loved the game (and the expansion), I am very much burnt out on it now. Will definitely pick up the sequel when it arrives, but might be a bit longer before I jump into it.

As I recently finished watching the Double Fine Adventure documentary, I decided I wanted to play through Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2 before watching the documentary on the latter, so started the former the other day. I want to play through Broken Age again at one point too, but that's a bit further into the future. Figure that these games can be good palate cleansers after finishing sprawling open world games like Tsushima.

Metal Gear 1 (MSX2 version from the MGS Collection Vol 1). It was my first time playing a Metal Gear game, where I decided to try out the original Metal Gear instead of the usual suggestion to start with Metal Gear Solid 1.

Despite some jank that's expected from games of that era, Metal Gear 1 holds up reasonably well. It was a bit daunting at the beginning, but things quickly found their groove once I got some supplies and understood the game mechanics better.

@FuriousMachine Psychonauts 2 is sublime. Truly a quantum leap over the first in every regard. My overarching thought while playing was, ‘This is why I play games.’ Hope you enjoy!